Summer 2023
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College News
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Engineering student selected for Astronaut Scholarship
Jacob Sundberg, a senior from East Grand Forks, MN majoring in mechanical engineering, is one of just 68 students in the nation to receive the prestigious award.
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‘Real-world applications of what we are studying’
Our hands-on approach to learning means our students aren't just stuck in a classroom, they're out in the field applying their knowledge to real-world problems.
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Student engineering team wins competition
The NDSU Bison Pullers earned first place in the durability category and third place overall during the International Quarter-Scale Tractor Student Design Competition.
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Sun named autonomous systems faculty fellow
Xin (Rex) Sun, agricultural and biosystems engineering associate professor, will bolster NDSU's contributions to the evolving ecosystem of UA systems.